SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Woosley Christopher K

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1050 17TH STREET
SUITE 500

(Street)
DENVER CO 80265

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QEP RESOURCES, INC. [ QEP ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP and General Counsel
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 11,037 D
Common Stock 480.4267(1) I Employee Investment Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units (2) (2) Phantom Stock Units 4,315 0.00 D
Stock Option (3) 08/01/2019 Common Stock 9,892 28.67 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. As of October 1, 2012, I have 480.4267 equivalent shares of stock in QEP's Employee Investment Plan. The number of equivalent shares will fluctuate as QEP's stock price changes; this fluctuation does not reflect any transactions that should be reported.
2. These phantom stock units are associated with QEP's Long Term Cash Incentive Plan.
3. The option vests in three annual installments beginning on September 5, 2013, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.
Remarks:
Abigail L. Jones, Attorney in Fact 10/02/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
REPORTS, SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

I, Christopher K. Woosley, 1050 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, as an
Officer of QEP Resources, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby appoint Abigail L.
Jones and Richard J. Doleshek, or each of them acting alone, my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to sign any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, or Form 144 Reports that I
am required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting
transactions involving shares of the Company's common stock and derivative
securities whose value is dependent on such shares, including option grants and
phantom stock units allocated to my accounts under the terms of deferred
compensation plans adopted by the Company and its subsidiaries.

I acknowledge that Ms. Jones and Mr. Doleshek are not assuming any
responsibility that I have to comply with federal securities laws, including
compliance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect with respect to my
holdings of any transactions of securities issued by the Company as long as I am
required to make reports of my transactions, unless I revoke it with a signed
writing prior to such date.